Lesley Keyter

Baby Fever

The Royal Baby – here, there and everywhere. The media are going crazy. Even The Sun newspaper changed its name for the day to “The Son” (which I must say I thought was pretty tacky). The next big question is going to be the name. Is Kate going to follow the trend of modern moms… Continue reading Baby Fever

So what’s your point?

Aeroplan? Flying Blue? Flying Backwards (just kidding). Who dreams up the names for the frequent flyer points? They conjure up strange and wonderful things. Take Virgin Airline’s frequent flyer program – it’s called Elevate. Well that’s helpful I guess – you do want to go up and probably come back down again. Virgin Australia uses… Continue reading So what’s your point?

Have you reached the tipping point?

When it comes to paying for service how do you feel about that? Do you feel that you have paid enough already for the hotel / cruise / dinner that you don’t really need to start shelling out cash left right and centre? There are some countries where tipping is not expected – such as Australia… Continue reading Have you reached the tipping point?

Shut up and listen to the guide

I love a guided trip. Any city I visit a guided tour is a must. I get the history, the layout of the city and see the highlights There’s only one problem with a guided tour and that is some of the participants. They wander off on their own agenda, ignore the guide, don’t listen… Continue reading Shut up and listen to the guide

Love is in the air…. or the burger

When it comes to proposing there’s a lot of creativity out there. Like the guy who proposed with a diamond ring in a burger (would you like fries with that?) If you are stuck for ideas you could always pop into Taco Bell and buy a packet of sauce (or two). Maybe he should have… Continue reading Love is in the air…. or the burger

Armed and dangerous

Most women when they get to a certain age will find that maybe their arms weren’t what they used to be. This becomes problematic planning a summer vacation. I am off to Provence and the weather forecast is wonderful but how to get away with those little sleeveless dresses and batwing arms? Ah hah! Help… Continue reading Armed and dangerous

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

Shame on you Mr Hook. Posting anonymous rave reviews of your own hotel chain while dissing the competition. Hotel PR exec admits to posting 100 anonymous reviews on TripAdvisor What is the world coming to? Does this mean we have to start being suspicious of what we read on the web? No – say it… Continue reading Liar Liar Pants on Fire

So who’s a scaredy cat?

Me! So no-one was more surprised than yours truly when I signed up for the Witch’s Rock Canopy Zip line tour in Costa Rica. Holy Cow! What was I thinking? This is definitely not the sort of activity for a girl who is allergic to adrenalin. But really – how can you go to Costa… Continue reading So who’s a scaredy cat?

Sky shopping

When you run out of things to do on a flight don’t despair. Just reach into the seat back pocket and you are bound to find the Sky Mall brochure. I LOVE this catalogue. I can spend hours browsing through items I might find useful and items I didn’t even know existed for problems I… Continue reading Sky shopping

Would you like bugs with that?

Bugs can be a deal-breaker. Just as you have that tropical package all sewn up and ready to go THAT question jumps up. “Er, do you think there will be bugs there?”. Well, it’s Costa Rica. Pretty good chance of there being bugs. Same thing in Belize, or Mexico or Africa. Bugs kinda like hanging… Continue reading Would you like bugs with that?